Research
Research content overview
Creative Writing: Phil Klay, Soldier-Scholar
A ‘quintessential storyteller’ of America’s war in Iraq
Sociology and Public Affairs: How Facts Are Distorted
New paper explains how scientific facts become skewed in the age of information
Going With the Flow to Make Cities More Sustainable
Behind the Research: Elie Bou-Zeid, civil and environmental engineering
Economics: Big Women on Campus
Having female department chairs may increase diversity and pay in academia
Designs for an Uncertain Future
Faculty Book: Guy Nordenson with Catherine Seavitt Nordenson *96 and Julia Chapman ’09 *14
Using Immigration Data to Chart Policy, Dispel Myths
Behind the Research: Leah Boustan ’00, economics
Civil and Environmental Engineering: Pipe Cleaners
A proposed pipeline could pump millions of tons of carbon dioxide underground
From Nixon to Trump
Faculty Book: Kevin Kruse and Julian Zelizer
A Fresh Look at Black Thinkers
Behind the Research: Desmond Jagmohan, politics
Essay: Class on Campus
Two sociologists share their findings on the modern dilemmas of cross-class relations
A Radical, Radiant Life
Faculty Book: Imani Perry’s ‘Looking for Lorraine’
New Releases
Astrophysical Sciences: Looking at the Sun
Pioneering solar experiments could reveal ‘secrets of the universe’
In Short
The Language of America
Behind the Research: Sarah Rivett, English & American studies
Politics: Reckoning With Force
Why military tactics by local police might be counterproductive
Setting the Scene: The History Behind American Performance
Behind the Research: Theater professor Brian Herrera
A History of Exclusion
Faculty Book: Beth Lew-Williams
Electrical Engineering: Attack of the Appliances
Engineers plan for the worst if the household Internet of Things is hacked
Why We Go Green
Behind the Research: Psychologist Elke Weber
Two Faculty, One Fellow Awarded MacArthur Grants
Economics: State of the Unions
New data show that unions have been an effective check on income inequality
Gutenberg Bibles’ Paths Offer New Insights
Q&A: Eric Marshall White